Catalyzing

Catalyzing is the Catalyst blog, bringing together and amplifying diverse voices that share Catalyst’s mission to expand opportunities for women and business. Catalyzing reflects the wide range of opinions, ideas, and experiences of Catalyst employees, incorporating perspectives from our offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. It also features non-Catalyst industry leaders, experts, and academics committed to changing workplaces and lives. Get the RSS feed.

Catalyzing

Last week, we hosted the annual Catalyst Awards Conference at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The theme of the conference was #DisruptTheDefault, a call to action for companies and individuals to shake up the way we think, speak, and act, and to make bold moves that will forge meaningful...

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What’s at stake if we don’t get more women into leadership positions? The innovation, progression, and longevity of a company. Gerald Schotman, former EVP Innovation and R&D, Chief Technology Officer, Royal Dutch Shell, says: “It’s very important for me to advance more women in leadership...

March 24, 2015 by Catalyst

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Some of the most prominent people have credited their success to mentors who have had an indelible influence on their lives. Oprah Winfrey confided in Maya Angelou when it came to navigating through life; Lean In’s Sheryl Sandberg turned to Larry Summers for advice while she was at student at...

March 20, 2015 by Catalyst

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I recently came across a Pantene ad that went viral in June. Besides highlighting the flawless and beautiful hair of the actresses, it features multiple situations where women unnecessarily say “sorry”—a verbal tic that, for many women, has become entrenched in everyday conversation. In...

March 16, 2015 by Tory Paez

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We’ve all heard it said that “you don’t get what you don’t ask for” (or “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,” or “if you don’t ask, the answer is always no”). Most people don’t exactly live by the phrases they saw on inspirational posters in their ninth grade classrooms. But as someone who...

March 11, 2015 by Anna Burns

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It was in 1975, during the International Women's Year, that the United Nations began celebrating International Women's Day on March 8. It started as an occasion dedicated to looking back and reflecting on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, to looking ahead to the untapped...

March 9, 2015 by Deepali Bagati

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From Malala Yousafzai to Emma Watson to Beyonce, it’s undeniable that women are making bold moves to change the world! In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the achievements of women who took action to #DisruptTheDefault in the past year. We were paying attention in...

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Kind of ironic, considering that I work for Catalyst, an organization dedicated to helping increase women’s representation in upper management. But that’s not what I want for myself, and that’s totally okay. It doesn’t mean that I’m...